Fishermen Need Alignment
Without an affirmative policy, fishermen who use simple fishing gear will not be able to compete with large vessels using trawling equipment and cantrang (seine nets).
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The fish caught in the Karimata Strait are transported by cart to be brought to a refrigerated warehouse in the Muara Angke Port area, North Jakarta, Sunday (4/10/2020).
JAKARTA, KOMPAS —People in the traditional fishing business are hoping for government support to protect their interests and improve their welfare. Without an affirmative policy, fishermen who use simple fishing gear will not be able to compete with large vessels using trawling equipment and cantrang (seine nets).
The secretary-general of the Indonesian Traditional Fishermen Association (KNTI), Iin Rohimin, said last week that the use of cantrang and trawling equipment had become increasingly out of control over the past year and made small fishermen suffer. Large vessels using trawling equipment and cantrang often throw nets into the shallow waters where small-scale fishing businesses operate, hurting the latter’s catches.